people's liveseing people's lives being destroyed right now. a weekend of wild weather. severe storms sweep through the southeast while millions in the northeast dig out from a record-breaking snowstorm. >> because a lot of roads around here they didn't even touch yet. people can't get out. million-dollar manhunt. authorities in southern california offer a huge reward in hopes of capturing an ex-cop accused in a killing spree. >> this is an act, and make no mistake about it, of domestic terrorism. and grammy gold. some surprising winners take home trophies on music's biggest night. ♪ this girl is on fire ♪ ♪ this girl is on fire ♪

captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, february 11th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, a string of tornadoes struck the southeast united states late yesterday and overnight. at least 15 tornadoes were reported in alabama and mississippi. in southern mississippi a large tornado damaged hundreds of homes in the hattiesburg area. the massive storm hit late yesterday afternoon, rumbling through four counties, traveling straight down one of hattiesburg' main streets. more than a dozen people were injured. the governor has declared a state of emergency. the tornado damaged at least six buildings on the campus of the university of southern mississippi. >> i saw it right around as it was crossing interstate 59. it was coming pretty fast. my heart was racing.

i've lived here my whole life and this is surreal. it's really hard to take it in right now. >> well, no students were injured. most were off campus on break. in the northeast today, rain and warmer temperatures should help wash away of what was a record-breaking winter blizzard. the massive storm was blamed for at least 15 deaths and more than 150,000 customers are without power, and it may take days before their power is restored. new york city got off easy, though, with just 11 inches of snow. boston got over 2 feet. portland, maine, set a record of 32 inches. and in connecticut where the president has issued a state of emergency, the city of camden got 40 inches. marlie hall reports. >> reporter: nearly half the roads in camden, connecticut, are still impassable. thomas rossman is clearing over three feet of snow from around his home. >> there are a lot of people

around here they haven't touched yet. they can't get out. >> reporter: some believe the town should have been more prepared. >> there is a time that as prepared as you are, mother nature deals your card that you cannot manage. >> reporter: in new britain, dump trucks are clearing snow. workers have been out since 10:00 this morning and they say they won't be finished until the early morning hours. one crew says they'll make about a hundred trips before the job is done. >> i dump a load probably every five to ten minutes and in between there. >> there's quite a bit of snow. >> reporter: along the massachusetts coast where the snow and storm surges were a lethal combination, residents are returning to check the damage. ron and joann morrison are returning to view their home encased in ice. >> if you want to have this view and be on the ocean like this, you're just going to have to put up with nature. nature rules. >> reporter: despite the risks, the morrisons have no plans to give up their oceanfront home. marlie hall for cbs news, new

britain, connecticut. well, the storm caused all kinds of transportation problems. on eastern long island, slammed by 30 inches of snow, hundreds of motorists were stranded on the long island expressway, some overnight. yesterday a 27-mile stretch of the l.i.e. was closed so road crews could clear the snow and move abandoned cars. officials hope to open the roads today. the los angeles area remains on edge this morning as a fugitive ex-cop who says he's targeting police continues to evade a massive manhunt. christopher dorner is suspected of killing three people. authorities put up a $1 million reward for information leading to his capture. soon after the reward was announced, there was a report of a sighting of dorner in a store in the san fernando valley, but a search came up empty. carter evans has more. >> reporter: the massive and so far fruitless search for accused cop killer christopher

dorner has put everyone on edge. mayor anthony via rago sa. >> we'll not deal with this reign of terror that has robbed us of the peace of mind that the residents of southern california deserve. >> reporter: the $1 million reward is the largest ever for the city. lapd chief charlie beck. >> every day that dorner is loose, the likelihood of an attack on either a uniformed police officer or a family of a police officer is likely. >> reporter: it's been four days since dorner's burnt out truck was found near the resort town of big bear, but since then the trail has gone ice cold. by sunday only 25 officers were on the hunt for dorner, down from more than a hundred on friday. the search area keeps expanding. 150 miles to the south authorities are checking cars heading to mexico. authorities have now released the name of one of dorner's victims. river side police officer michael crane died thursday when his car was ambushed.

he was 34 years old, an 11-year police veteran, and a former marine. in fullerton, california a second victim was remembered. monica quan was an assistant basketball coach. on saturday her team paid tribute. quan's father, former lapd captain randy kwan is one of many threatened in dorner's written manifesto. >> there are over 150 families who have not only security but surveillance in and around their neighborhoods. >> reporter: chief beck says he considers dorner's attacks on police officers and their families nothing less than an act of domestic terrorism. nevertheless he says he's reopening the case that led to dorner's firing. he said he's not bending to dorner's demand but rather to demonstrate the transparency of the lapd. carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. well, the manhunt prompted los angeles police to step up security at the staples center as music celebrated its biggest night. at this year's grammy awards there were some memorable

performances and some surprise winners. teresa garcia is in los angeles with all the highlights. teresa, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. there was indeed plenty of security behind the scenes and on the streets, around obviously the manhunt was on the minds of law enforcement, but, remember this was a night to party. there were no issues in that sense, and at this year's grammys, there were so many top acts it really varied in musical style and the recording academy rewarded quite a range of them. the grammys lived up to its reputation for being unpredictable when mumford & sons took home the album of the year. >> we figured we weren't going to win anything because the black keys have been sweeping up all day and deservedly so. >> reporter: dan yore back of the black keys took home four gram oh phones including producer of the year and three in the rock categories. fun. made a splash as well.

the trio made a splash as well. >> and the grammys go to "we are young." >> she said "we," and we were like, could it be us? >> reporter: and gauthier took home three grammys, but it was harder to tell if he was more exciteder about the fact that his idol prince presented the award for record of year. >> i'm at a loss of words because of the man standing behind us here with the cane. we heard his music growing up. it inspired me to make music. thank you. >> reporter: the trophies are nice but usually it's the performances that make it the most. taylor swift got it started with her mad hatter rendition of "we are never getting back together." and what better way to make a comeback. justin timberlake used the industry's biggest stage to relaunch his music career.

and, anne-marie, it was a really great night with a lot of collaboration on stage. you saw so many duos, for example, alicia keys performing with maroon five, miranda lambert with dierks bentley, and then you had bruno mars sing and rihanna paying tribute to bob marley. back to you. >> theresa garcia in los angeles. thanks. coming up on the "morning news," confirmation site. a republican senator threatens to delay a vote on two of president obama's appointees in order to get answers about the terror attack in benghazi. and later compact cars go high tech. we'll show you why microcars are becoming a big hit in japan.

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estimated 30 million hindus who attended a sacred festival that's held every 12 years. as president obama prepares to deliver his state of the union address tomorrow night, his administration continues to face questions from republicans about the deadly terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. now one gop senator is pledging to hold up the confirmation of two of the president's appointees until he gets some answers about that attack. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. good morning susan. >> good morning, anne-marie. senator lindsey graham has been one of the biggest critics of the white house's response to the attacks in benghazi. now he's threatening to use his senatorial privilege to try to block the nominations of chuck hagel for defense secretary and also john brennan for head of the cia in order to get the white house to give answers. >> you're about to make some news here, i think. you are saying that you are going to block the nominations.

you're going to block them from coming to a vote until you get an answer to this. >> yes. >> reporter: on cbs's "face the nation" sunday, senator lindsey graham acknowledged he would use a rule that allows a senator to put a hold on presidential nominees. he hopes by delaying the confirmation of chuck hagel and john brennan he can force the white house to answer questions about how much president obama knew about the september 11th attack in benghazi. >> i want to know what our president did. what did he do as commander in chief. did he ever pick up the phone and call anybody? i think this is stuff that the country needs to know. >> reporter: four americans including ambassador chris stevens were killed in an assault on the u.s. consulate. republicans have accused the administration of misleading the public about the attack. >> this white house has been stalwarting the congress around i'm going to do everything i can to get to the bottom of this and find out what the mistakes were and find out what the president

did. >> reporter: graham's willingness to block the nominees has worked once already. last month he signaling he would take action to prevent brennan and hagel's confirmation unless secretary leon panetta and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff testified on benghazi. they were on capitol hill last week, but democratic senator jack reed says graham is overreacting. >> this is critical. at a time that we're looking at sequester,ing look forward, we're looking at crises across the globe, to dwell on a tragic incident and use that to block people is not appropriate. >> now, if senator graham does put a hold on these two confirmations, democrats would have to muster 60 votes in order to proceed, and he was not the only prominent republican coming out over the weekend to weigh in on these two confirmations. former vice president dick cheney called both hagel and brennan second rate and said their appointments would jeopardize national security. anne-marie?

>> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. well straight ahead, your monday morning weather. and in sports, a rumble on the ice involving arrests? [ tylenol bottle ] nyquil what are you doing? [ nyquil bottle ] just reading your label. wait...you relieve nasal congestion? sure don't you? [ nyquil bottle ] dude! [ female announcer ] tylenol® cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion. nyquil® cold and flu doesn't. want to give your family more vitamins, omega 3s and less saturated fat? it's

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the national forecast. a cold front rolls into the south, brings heavy rain and thunderstorms. a wintry mix of snow and sleet moves across northeast pennsylvania and new england. more snow could fall in minnesota all the way to michigan and in the mountains of the west. in sports now, the l.a. clippers sailed into new york and took one for the knicks. l.a.'s blake griffin finished with a monster jam. he finished with 17 points. the knicks' carmelo anthony scored 42 points for the season. but it wasn't enough. clippers sink new york, 102-88. in the college ranks now, a big ten showdown and number one indiana was on a mission against ohio state. victor oladipo had the hot hand for hoosiers, scoring a career-high 26 points. indiana dominates the buckeyes, 81-68. in hockey, a dramatic finish in detroit. third period, less than a minute on the clock, and the kings'

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here's a look at here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington and atlanta, expect some rain. in the low 60s for both of them. st. louis, sunny with a high of 50. denver, morning flurries, a high of 29.

seattle, afternoon showers, a high of 48. well, the next big thing for cars is actually very small. several auto companies are testing new vehicles that get amazing gas mileage and are perfect for someone who only really needs to travel a couple of miles a day. lucy craft went for a spin in one of these new microcars. >> reporter: when this retiree gets behind the wheel these days, he zips himself into a pod-like vehicle that's so snug there's only room for him. about the size of a golf cart the slim aluminum frame toyota concept car can reach speeds of up to 30 miles an hour. he says compared to my motorcycle it's more stable because it has four wheels and you don't get drenched when it rains. 64 years old, suzuki says he rarely needs to travel more than a few miles from home. his my row car, which toyota is

testing, is environmentally friendly and fun. it runs on electricity, he says, so i never have to go to the gas station, and since it's a one-seater, it's great on tight turns. for a glimpse of future, i took a quick spin around the neighborhood in a point-sized electric concept vehicle made by nissan. the no-frills car is a bit bumpy and chilly for a winter day, but i had no trouble keeping up with traffic. for someone who's challenged like me, the beauty of an ultra compact car is you can stash it just about anywhere without breaking a sweat. a quarter of japan's population is over 65. expected to retail for less than $10,000 each, these tiny nissans and a number of other cars are being tested. if the japanese government approves, cheap ultra compact cars could be puttering down japanese streets in the next few years. lucy craft, cbs news, tokyo. >> it's cute but i don't know if i could get used to zipping

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